Election for 2026 Offices
About Optica
Optica Election Now Open
Optica members who are eligible to vote will receive an email from Survey and Ballot Systems (SBS) on or around 25 June 2025 with instructions on how to access their online ballot. Members will need their member number and election passcode provided via email by SBS to cast their ballot. The deadline to vote is 19 September at 23:59 EDT. Don't miss your opportunity to select the future leaders of the society.
The Optica Nominating Council has recommended and the Board of Directors has approved the following slate of member candidates. Questions related to the Optica election should be sent to voting@optica.org.
Candidates for 2026 Vice President
Alexander Gaeta
Columbia University, USA
Anderson S. L. Gomes
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Candidates for 2026-2028 Director at Large
Thomas G. Brown
University of Rochester, USA
Yaseera Ismail
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Kaoru Minoshima
The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Luis L. Sánchez-Soto
Universidad Complutense, Spain
